Meghan Markle and Prince Harry could be trying to maximise their time in the limelight before the next generation of Royal Family members becomes more interesting, a royal commentator claims.
Since stepping back from their royal duties to become private citizens in 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have attempted to pave their own identity separate from the Royal Family.
The pair have struck a series of deals with the likes of Netflix and Spotify - and have come out in support of a number of causes that were important to them.
They recently made headlines after they paid a visit to the United Nations headquarters in New York and after Harry delivered a keynote speech to mark Nelson Mandela Day.
Royal commentator Jonathan Sacerdoti has suggested the couple may be seeking to get as much attention and earnings, as possible while competition from the next generation of Royal Family members is low.
Speaking to Royally Us, Mr Sacerdoti claims Meghan and Harry knew their time was possibly limited.
"There's an interesting thing Prince Harry said ages ago that he kind of knew that he had a certain amount of time in the limelight, his 15 minutes,” Sacerdoti said.
"And eventually Prince Louis, Prince George, Princess Charlotte would become the new, interesting characters.”
Mr Sacerdoti said Prince Harry knew that the new heir, namely Prince William’s son, would become of interest and would be the new him.
He added: "There'll somebody else who may be as rudderless, directionless because of their position in the succession is such that they're limited to what they can do in life but they don't have an obvious constitutional role going forward and in the Royal Family so maybe they'll go off the rails."
Mr Sacerdoti’s comments come after Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis made their institutional debut in June to mark the Queen’s 70th year on the throne.
Prince William and The Duchess of Cambridge’s children stole the show as they appeared at a series of Jubilee events, helping their parents celebrate Her Majesty’s unprecedented accomplishment.
While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex also took part in celebrations, their public appearance was limited to the service of thanksgiving held at St Paul’s Cathedral on June 3.
Royal expert Tina Brown claimed it must have been tough for Harry to watch on from the sidelines.
Appearing on ITV ’s Lorraine following the event, she said: "It was great that they were able to introduce Lillibet to the Queen. I'm sure that everyone wanted that to happen.
“But it clearly was uncomfortable that they were there but not really present. It was awkward."
The pair didn’t attend any of the other major events organised to mark the milestone and travelled back to California as the Royal Family put an end to the Jubilee weekend.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle once again were in the spotlight earlier this week, following the publication of a controversial book by royal author Tim Bower.
Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors by Bowers details the Windsors’ struggling relationship with the Royal Family.
